About the Pyracantha Press
Pyracantha Press is an independent publishing imprint with a mission to advance creative research, education and community engagement. The press is directed by Daniel Mayer, who produces interdisciplinary works of art in limited-edition handmade books and prints. The Petko family donated their type and press collection, which includes 3,000 cases of type and several ornate printing presses including an 1834 Columbian. The Antonia and Adam Petko Type and Press Collection firmly established Pyracantha Press as the largest collection of type at any institution of higher education in North America. Press publications are in 105 national and international public collections such as Columbia University, Library of Congress, The Getty, Klingspor-Stadt Museum, Letterform Archive, Wellesley, Yale and among others. The Press was established in 1982 by Professor Emeritus John Risseeuw.